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Letters Patent No. 73,029, dated January 7, 1868.' V

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TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:

l Be it l/{nown that I, MARTIN NEWMANfof Una-dille., in the county ofOtsego, arid'State'of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Veloeipedes; and Ido hereby declare that-'the followingis a full, clear,vand exact descriptiono" the construction andioperationof the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a. partof this specification, in -vrhieh-- Figure 1 is a longitudinalelevation.-

Figure 2 is a section of a longitudinal elevation indotted lines. K

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section, showingall the principal parts, inwhich A is thebody or box oi' the velocipede. B B are rails secured tothe sides ot' box A. C C are slides, whichmove freely'over the rails BB; and E E are pawls attached to slide C C by means of' auniversal'joint, J'. D D are handles, by which the pawls E E areoperated. H I-I show the point of the pawls in contact with ice orground. G G are skate-runners at the rear end of' A, and F is 'theguiding-runner at the forward 'end of A.

The nature of my invention consists in providing a suitable body or boxof' a velocipedpe with rails or guides, on which slides, or, as Ishou ldname it, sliding fulcra, so Ymade that the sliding` iulcra may passfreely over the length of the rails or guides. To the'sevsliding fuleraare` attached pawls, with handles, by which the pawls are operated. Thepawls are connected with the sliding fulcro by means of a universaljoint, which combination forms an easy and convenient mode of propellingvelocipedes by hand-power.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation. I l i I constructthe body or box'of my velecipede in any convenient or desirable form,and mounted on either runners or wheels, as circumstances require. Onthe sides of the body ofthe velocipede I secure rails or guides', of'any suitable form or material, as shown at B B, fig. 1, and on theserails orguides I provide the sliding fulcra, as shown at C C, g.- 1,which may be made of metal or Wood', but should be made to fit t'o therails or guides so as` to slide'freely over their surfaces in :1-longitudinal direction. `The sliding-fulerum may be made" to run in agroove, but I prefer tohavc the groove made in the sliding fulcrum andits interior surface correspending with the exterior surface of therails or guides, as shown atG C, iig. 1. On the sliding fulcrum C C areattached the pawls E E, with handles D D, and connected to the slidingfulcr'um C by means of a universal joint, J, iig. 1. "The body of thevelocipede is shown in iig. 1 to mounted on runners G G, and n.guidelrunner, F, which is operated by the foot in the u sualmanner forthe purpose ol`-steering or guiding the apparatus, but wheels may besubstituted for therunner, as shown in the drawings.

Having described the -construction of my invention, I will proceed todescribe-its operation. The rider or operator is supposed to be seatedin the velocipede, iig. 1, and reach forth and grasp the handle D of thepawl E on the forward end of fig. 1, and as he pulls upon the handleitis apparent that1 the foot-ot` the pawl E will be brought firmly tothe ground, causing the pawl E torimpingeseeurely to the surface of theground or ice, as-

the case may be. It is apparent that the handle D cannot approach therider, as the handle D is stationary, but the rider draws himself along,while in the ac't of pulling, up to the handle D andpawl E, as shown intlg. 2 `in dotted lines. The rider new pushes the handles D forward;which carries the pawl back again on the sliding fulcr'um C, to theforward part of the velocipede, readyfor a repetition of the operationofpulling himself for- Ward, as before. When the handle D is beingpushed forward, the pawl E is lifted free from the surface of the groundor ice, so as not to impede progress or momentum of the vclocipedc. Whenit is desired to-'check the forward motion, or to stop the motion, itisonly necessary to press the handle D rmly against the stop at the backend of the rail'or guide B, which causes the pawl to act as a` brakeuponthe surface of the ground or ice. .The sliding fulcrum C, and pawl shownin dotted line-s on the opposite of iig. 1, show the'postionof thehandle D and pawl E reversed, in which position the rider can propelhimself` backward by pushing against the handle ofthe pawl. Both paWlS DD may instantly be brought into position and worked together in concert,for p'ropelling the veloeipede either forward or backward, at pleas-ure,and when propelling the velocipede in curves or circles, the universaljoint J accommodates itseli` to all these movements wit-hout cramping orbinding.

What I claim as my invention, and desire -to securepby Letters Patent,is The device for propelling velocipedes, constructed-substantially asherein shown and described.

- l f MARTIN'NEWMAN.

Witnesses:

A, WHEELER, L. NEWMAN.

